$A$ radioactive material of half-life $T$ was kept in a nuclear reactor at two different instants. The quantity kept the second time was twice that kept the first time. If their present activities are $A_1$ (first) and $A_2$ (second) respectively,then their age difference is equal to:

  • A
    $\frac{T}{\ln 2} \ln \frac{2A_1}{A_2}$
  • B
    $T \ln \frac{A_1}{A_2}$
  • C
    $\frac{T}{\ln 2} \ln \frac{A_2}{2A_1}$
  • D
    $T \ln \frac{A_2}{2A_1}$

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